LVIV, Ukraine—Russian forces launched airstrikes on Ukrainian positions inside the besieged city of Mariupol early Wednesday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said peace talks with Kyiv had reached a dead end, as troops from both sides exchanged fire ahead of an expected uptick in violence.
Russia is redeploying troops from around the Kyiv area, where its initial attempt to take the capital failed, to southern and eastern Ukraine, where it made early gains in the first weeks of the invasion. Ukraine has used the lull in fighting to boost appeals to the West for more weapons and sanctions on Russia as several European leaders were expected to visit Kyiv on Wednesday.
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